Mobile autopsy teams in the investigation of war crimes in Kosovo 1999
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Mobile autopsy teams in the investigation of war crimes in Kosovo 1999. / Sprogøe-Jakobsen, S; Eriksson, A; Hougen, H P; Knudsen, P J; Leth, P; Lynnerup, N.
I: Journal of Forensic Sciences, Bind 46, Nr. 6, 11.2001, s. 1392-6.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Mobile autopsy teams in the investigation of war crimes in Kosovo 1999
AU - Sprogøe-Jakobsen, S
AU - Eriksson, A
AU - Hougen, H P
AU - Knudsen, P J
AU - Leth, P
AU - Lynnerup, N
N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autopsy; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Coroners and Medical Examiners; Female; Forensic Medicine; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; War Crimes; Yugoslavia
PY - 2001/11
Y1 - 2001/11
N2 - On request of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the Danish-Swedish forensic teams worked in Kosovo during the summer and the fall of 1999. The teams worked mainly as "mobile teams" at sites with few graves. Only two larger sites were examined. Most of the bodies were buried separately. A few "multiple burial" graves were examined, but no mass graves were encountered. The main purpose of the autopsies was to establish the cause and manner of death. Identification was of less importance, but a majority of the bodies had been identified prior to the autopsy. A total of 308 bodies, mainly males, were examined. The age varied greatly with a mean age of 47 years. The most common cause of death was gun shot wounds and the most common manner of death was homicide.
AB - On request of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the Danish-Swedish forensic teams worked in Kosovo during the summer and the fall of 1999. The teams worked mainly as "mobile teams" at sites with few graves. Only two larger sites were examined. Most of the bodies were buried separately. A few "multiple burial" graves were examined, but no mass graves were encountered. The main purpose of the autopsies was to establish the cause and manner of death. Identification was of less importance, but a majority of the bodies had been identified prior to the autopsy. A total of 308 bodies, mainly males, were examined. The age varied greatly with a mean age of 47 years. The most common cause of death was gun shot wounds and the most common manner of death was homicide.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 11714150
VL - 46
SP - 1392
EP - 1396
JO - Journal of Forensic Sciences
JF - Journal of Forensic Sciences
SN - 0022-1198
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 21139843